Macedon Ranges Wines

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Midhill Vineyard...

Contact Details

Contact name: Hew and Diana Richards
Phone: 03 5429 5565  or mob: 0409 408 977
Address: 1727 Romsey Road, Romsey
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Website:  www.midhillvineyard.com.au

Winery Details

Cellar door: By appointment and mail order
Parking: Mini buses and cars

 

About Us

Midhill Vineyard is located 2 km. west of Romsey on the road to Woodend. 6.5 acres are under vines. We produce high quality fruit, the wines from which have won several trophies and medals in recent years. The farm also is home to a herd of approximately 70 Angus cattle. The Richards family have been breeding cattle here since 1968.

Hew and Di Richards planted the first Chardonnay grapes in 1993 and the vines are now well established. Subsequently Gewürztraminer and Pinot Noir have been planted. The cold climate of the Macedon Ranges is conducive to slow ripening fruit and harvest is often mid autumn.

We have some of our fruit made into sparkling Macedon, for which this region is so well suited. Our Blanc de Blancs Macedon is a delightful, dry, light citrus style which develops creamy yeast overtones after 3 years on lees.

The Gewürztraminer ripens a little earlier than Chardonnay. The best flavour and aromas are from fruit grown in cold areas with well drained, acidic soils of volcanic origin. This describes our vineyard well. Our "Gewürz" is made in a dry style and has a classic Turkish delight flavour with a floral aroma.

Our Pinot Noir (clone MV6) produced in French oak, is a well structured table wine with good varietal flavours. It will develop further complexity on cellaring.

Our yearly production is small, but our hard work in the vineyard has resulted in wines receiving bronze, silver and gold medals and trophies. Our family business is growing grapes to make good wine, supplemented with growing Angus cattle for tender beef on the remainder of the property.   

Events

  • Budburst Cellar door weekend in mid November each year
  • Lancefield Romsey Winemakers Showcase in May.
  • Lancefield Show in October.
  • Lancefield farmers market 4th Saturday each month.
  • Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition, October each year.
  • Daylesford and Kyneton wine shows.

Featured Wines

  • Sparkling Blanc de Blancs MACEDON
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Noir Rosé
  • Gewürztraminer

Wine Stockists

  • IGA Romsey, Foxxies Liquor Daylesford, Wine is 4 letter word Daylesford.
  • Purchase wine direct from us by mail order

Wine Awards

Midhill wines have been entered into the Daylesford Wine Show, Kyneton Wine Show, Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition and Federation Square Victorian Wine Showcase.

  • The Midhill Blanc de Blancs has consistently won medals including:
    Vintage 2000 Bronze, 2001 silver, 2004 Silver.
    The 2006 vintage won Silver & best in show sparkling at Kyneton wine show 2010
  • The Midhill Gewürztraminer vintages 2006, 2007 and 2008 have all won silver.
    The 2010 vintage won gold and two trophies at the 2010 Daylesford wine show.
  • The 2005 and 2006 Midhill Chardonnays, and 2007 Pinot have all won bronze medals.

For wines made under other labels, our fruit has also been the “single vineyard” component of two TROPHY winning Chardonnays in the 2007 and 2009 Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibitions.

Also, our fruit was the “single vineyard” component of a the Pinot Noir 2009 which won gold in the Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition 2010